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Guided Bird Walk Set for July 17 in Roxbury
13+ hour, 43+ min ago (133+ words) Roxbury Land Trust has announced a guided bird walk led by Hannah Pryor. ROXBURY " Roxbury Land Trust has announced a guided bird walk led by Hannah Pryor to be held on Friday, July 17 at 8 a. m. at the Good Hill Farm Preserve…...
Birding: My yard, my little bird sanctuary
14+ hour, 43+ min ago (1286+ words) I have a postage stamp sized yard, and yet I have an incredible quantity and variety of bird species frequenting my yard every day. What makes my yard so appealing to birds are not my water features, or my seed…...
What's going on in those bird brains?
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (190+ words) A flycatcher perches on the lens hood of a camera, investigating its own reflection on the camera lens. Frequently in the spring I get this question. There is a robin (jay, towhee or other common bird) pecking at my sliding…...
Hidden in the willows: Southern Utah biologist crawls through dense thicket seeking rare bird
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (691+ words) Wildlife biologist Christian Edwards navigates dense riparian vegetation in Washington County, crawling through overhanging willows and wading through muddy terrain. Endangered birds live in the thicket, and he's listening for their hallmark "fitz-bew" call. Edwards was seeking Southwestern Willow flycatchers,…...
Where are all the female falconers? Lauren Maccabee photographs the girls choosing bird-rearing over social media
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (117+ words) Ones to Watch 2025 In Dorset, UK, there are two young girls who practice the art of falconry: rearing, flying and caring for birds of prey. Lauren Maccabee visited them with her camera to uncover the day-to-day requirements of this unique…...
The lucrative bird-singing contests that are pushing species to the brink
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (1098+ words) On a Sunday afternoon in April, the main minibus terminal in Sukabumi, Indonesia, looked sleepy from the outside. But in an open space round the back, hundreds of men were gathered. Amid chatter and cigarette smoke, the air buzzed with…...
Comacchio: birdwatching sets a precedent
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (39+ words) Il Sole 24 ORE And first and foremost, the golden rule: birds should be observed without disturbing them or interfering with them, and it is the techniques for approaching them that teach us this....
Ambalema: The Colombian Town Building Its Future Around Birds
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (177+ words) To turn that richness into a real productive alternative for local communities, National Audubon Society and Fundaci'n Corfi present the Guide for the Training of Birdwatching Guides in Ambalema, Tolima " a 132-page manual designed specifically to train local people as…...
Skywatching: Human-Bird Relationships Through Time feat. Dr. Bonnie Newsom, Angi King Johnson, and Olivia Olson (Schoodic Institute's Summer Lecture Series)
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (458+ words) Join us in person at Schoodic Institute or online via Zoom on Tuesday, September 8 at 7: 00pm for Skywatching: Human-Bird Relationships Through Time, our 2026 Summer Lecture Series closing event featuring Dr. Bonnie Newsom (Associate Professor of Anthropology and Associate Faculty in the…...
Sign Petition: Urge Texas Leaders: Support Conservation that Benefits Birds & Communities
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (292+ words) Birds are powerful indicators of the health of our lands, waters, and communities. When birds thrive, it signals healthy ecosystems that support clean water, resilient landscapes, outdoor recreation, and the quality of life that Texans value. As lawmakers prepare for…...